Family Med Pay Stagnant: Medscape Compensation Report
Family physicians might not make the most money of 29 specialities, but the majority would choose to enter the field again.
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Family physicians might not make the most money of 29 specialities, but the majority would choose to enter the field again.
"Decreasing Medicare reimbursement and poor payor mix destroy our income," one physician wrote, and another said that "patients have become rude and come with poor information from social media."
Gastroenterologists made 11% more in 2022 than 2021, and most continue to enjoy their work and would pick gastroenterology again.
Women physicians' pay inequity is ongoing despite decades of research and talk about narrowing the gap. Is there progress toward closing it?
Average compensation across specialties rose to $352,000 in 2022 — up nearly 17% from the 2018 — Medscape's latest Physician Compensation Report shows.